In recent girls' basketball action, two Tri-Valley players marked career milestones as the Bulldogs continued their undefeated season. Meanwhile, Williams Valley held off Upper Dauphin in a close non-league match-up.
Tri-Valley 51
Sch. Haven 22
HEGINS - Another night, another 1,000-point scorer for Tri-Valley.
Juli Weber netted career point No. 1,000 early in the third quarter to become the seventh player in program history to reach the milestone as the Dawgs beat Schuylkill Haven 51-22 in a Schuylkill League Division II girls' basketball game Friday, Jan. 27.
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WICONISCO - With this being the first year the Williams Valley School District has added gymnastics to its sports offerings, one Viking sophomore has already been proving herself a worthy competitor in the sport.
Natalie Herb, daughter of Paul and Lori Herb of Wiconisco, will be competing in an invitational competition on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Binghampton, NY. She competes as a member of the Gymettes at Central Pa. Academy of Gymnastics (CPAG), Mechanicsburg.
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BEDFORD - Tri-Valley is proving to be quite a tournament team.
Less than a week after winning the Schuylkill League Wrestling Tournament team title, the Dawgs did it again.
On January 28, Tri-Valley won the crown at the 25-team Thomas Subaru Wrestling Tournament at Bedford High School.
Caleb Bordner (106), Ty Schoffstall (152) and Sam Scheib (160) earned individual championships as the Dawgs compiled 185 points. Chestnut Ridge (176) finished second and Bedford (171.5) was third.
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In Schuylkill League wrestling, several Upper Dauphin wins have enabled the Trojans to remain on top of Division II. Meanwhile, Pine Grove and Tri-Valley continue to battle with Blue Mountain in Division I standings, with the Bulldogs posting impressive wins against Line Mountain and at the 25-team tournament at Bedford on January 27-28. (See related story above.)
Line Mountain was scheduled to host the first round match for District team Duals on February 1. (Details of the duals were unavailable prior to print production.)
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COAL TOWNSHIP - If Lourdes goes on - and the Red Raiders now almost certainly will - to qualify for the District 4 Class A playoffs, two victories over Schuylkill League Division II-leading Williams Valley will obviously be viewed among the biggest.
In the first, early this season on Williams Valley's home floor, Raiders' senior Zach Chesney's 3-pointer at the buzzer provided the difference in a 1-point victory.
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Pine Grove 51
Conrad Weiser 50
CONRAD WEISER - Conrad Weiser had no answer for Pine Grove's Kyler Burke down the stretch on January 28.
Burke poured in a career-high 30 points as the Cardinals held on for a thrilling 51-50 overtime non-league victory over the Scouts.
Burke scored 10 points apiece in the fourth quarter and overtime. He hit his only 3-pointer of the game early in overtime, giving Pine Grove a three-point lead. Burke was also 5-of-6 from the line in the extra period to help seal the Cardinals' win.
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